Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MENISPERMACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Cocculus | |
| hirsutus * (Bushveld Moonseed Creeper) inyokane, umgigo, umtungulo, | |
| Household: | Basketry |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| Stephania | |
| abyssinica var. tomentella umbombo, umthambana, umthombo, | |
| Cultural: | Charm to find lost articles or discover secrets. |
| Medicinal: | Treatment for boils |
| Cissampelos | |
| hirta | |
| Food: | Leaves & ripe fruits are edible. |
| mucronata (Heart-leaved Vine) umbombo, | |
| Medicinal: | Rhizomes for fever & sexual stimulant. Been used in arrow poisons. |
| torulosa (Kidney Leaf) ukhalimele-omkhulu, umthombo, | |
| Medicinal: | Leaves for enema & to treat hallucinations |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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